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[casperkim]

Anyone (trustworthy) know a good potion for migraines? The one in Borage's book is garbage, takes forever to make, and tastes like lavender and lake water to boot. And ibuprofen is not going to cut it.

[Warded to Seniors in Occlumency]
Did you guys have this problem when you started studying Occlumency? Am I doing something wrong or should I just get used to my head feeling like it's about to split open?

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[indiefolk]

You should go talk to Elmasry. Mufferaw's always been a hardass, but I bet our baby potions teacher would help you out. Hey! I bet he'd even show you some new recipes you could try.

[casperkim]

You've got a point. Fuck knows where he spends his time on Saturdays, but maybe I can track him down. I don't want to get stuck relying on anyone else Elmasry or Mufferaw, but a recipe would be good.

Thanks.

Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

I have better than ibuprofen.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

Yeah? What do you have, exactly?

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

I have some low dose codine. One of the only things that can get me to sleep at times. Outside of that I have a bit of pot left if you want to go that way. Some vodka if that makes you tired.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

I don't want to get fucked up; I just want to get rid of this headache. I've still got work to do. I appreciate the offer, but not tonight.

Good to know you're so prepared, anyway.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

Looks like you're stuck with asking for potions then. Moderation in all things keeps from fucking you up.

Just how much lake water have you been drinking?

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

Yeah. I figured I would be. Haven't managed to track down Elmasry yet either. Also, I'm pretty sure that there's no combination of those things that will make me feel better and leave my focus in tact.

There's not actually lake water in it. It just tastes fucking terrible. And it doesn't work, which is the real problem.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

If I was amazing at potions I'd give you a hand. I'm not terrible but I don't exactly want to go off book and kill you on accident. At least if someone comes up with something maybe it won't taste like lake water. Or at least decent tasting lake water, like the spring water areas that don't have the feet smell to it.

Outside of offering you illegal substances and literally no help in the potion aspect of this, anything else that might help? I have chocolate. Sometimes helps me.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

I don't exactly want you to go off-book and kill me either. So. Fingers crossed, I guess. At this point, I'll take it even if it tastes worse.

I don't think so. I don't really like chocolate. But thanks.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

At worse your head could just explode off of your body and it would leave a giant pomegranate looking mess all over the floor. As I feel like that isn't going to happen anything less has to be an improvement!

Really? I thought everyone likes chocolate. What do you like?

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

Graphic, but accurate.

Really. I don't like sweets; lots of people don't like sweets.

With regard to food or just [...] generally?

[addytives]

Hmm. Define trustworthy.

[casperkim]

1. Someone that knows what they're doing with potions.

2. Someone that will provide a reference or I can safely assume won't take this opportunity to fuck with me.

Do you have something in mind?

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

Really no better visual than smashed pomegranate when it comes to brains. Maybe a little cottage cheese on top of it. I'm slowly making myself sick here with this.

Huh. I was under the impression everyone did. You know ice cream and apple pie sort of thing.

I guess I was asking food but it can be expanded to what do you like over all.

[addytives]

I've messed with headache potions before, not so many migraine specific. With hangover potions I like a little hot pepper. That lake taste goes away.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

Don't worry. It'll be my smashed pomegranate and cottage cheese brain, not yours. And Ulysses and Jonny will be the ones stuck cleaning it up.

I guess I'm more of a meat, vegetables, rice, and a metric ton of spices kind of guy? I'm pretty convinced that the best food comes out of those carts and trucks near the beach back home, though.

Fuck. Now I want tacos.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

Sucks to be them. I don't think we are at risk of exploding heads in this place. Well it is still the beginning of the year so given us a few months and someone's head might explode. As long as it's not mine I'm okay with this.

You made me hungry for tacos. The beaches at home are not that exciting or at least far worse than any in the south. Kind of pathetic really. Shit, I'm hungry.

[casperkim]

So, you've messed with headache potions. Do they work? Seems like the principles should be similar.

Noted. God, that lake taste.

[addytives]

Of course they work! Come on.
They're probably a little different. I don't know how exactly. I can second Mr. Elmasry being super helpful though. Maybe he'd know if it's like, vital.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

I can think of a few people I might like better with exploded heads. We'll see.

Hey, you started the food talk. You made both of us hungry.

When you say 'home', do you mean Alaska or Russia? Either way, seems like some genuinely shit beaches.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

Oh no you don't get to blame this on me. Head explosions shouldn't make people hungry. That's fucking twisted. Who has food around here, someone has to be able to feed the hungry.

Pretty much both, part of me wants to move somewhere with an actual normal beach but I might melt. I'm used to cold now.

[casperkim]

Of course. But you're right. Better not to guess at it.

If I ever track Elmasry down, I'll be sure to ask him.

Katya/Casper

[casperkim]

You brought up pomegranate/cottage cheese head explosions and you asked what kind of food I like. I absolutely get to blame this on you.

As far as I know? Just Trixie with her fruit stash.

Katya/Casper

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

No way Mr. Exploding Head. Though I bet cottage cheese and pomegranate is tasty together just not in the exploding brain nonsense. I'm blameless. Too cute to blame.

Fuck that I don't want fruit, I want tacos.